“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
I want to know what we did do and what tools you need to move forward so that these sanctions really do work.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California
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Sherman emphasizes the need for effective sanctions and tools for progress.

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